Karanis

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.02.2617
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis) Undetermined date
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Textiles
Length: 27.5;
Width: ;18
Height: ;
Thickness: ;
Weight: ;
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Fragment of undyed woven linen fabric with a group of multiple weft ribs near the center.
Subjects: undecorated
Unit Grid Number: B0103
Area: R
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Countermark: no
Condition Notes: Fairly clean, slightly worn. There are pinholes along three edges and very small interior holes at the fourth edge. Edges are somewhat frayed.
Fabric Structure: Varies from warp predominant to warp-faced plain weave.
Structure Details: Near the center there are three warp ribs separated by two single picks. There are, possibly, four weft yarns in each rib.
Border Type: none
Selvedge Type: none
Sewing: none
Yarn #: 22617.WA.01;22617.WE.01
Function: warp;weft
Color: pale beige (OISH);pale beige (OISH)
Yarns/cm: 14;5
Structure: single;single
Spin: s;s
Twist Level: med;varies, med - low
Fiber: flax;flax
Type Category: Textile

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 2272 x 1704
File Size: 317 KB
Record: 0000.02.2617
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.02.2617/0000_02_2617p01.tif

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